A silent directed retreat will be Friday through Tuesday, Oct. 4-8, at St. Benedict Center near Schuyler, with Margie M. Walker and Marisa B. Gilbert leading.
Cape Ann Thrift Shop at the Trinity Congregational Church UCC, 70 Middle St., Gloucester, now is open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to noon.